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title: "What is a placement in LUSID?"
slug: "what-is-a-placement-in-lusid"
tags: ["placing orders", "ems", "broker", "drop copy", "trade lifecycle"]
updated: 2025-04-10T14:56:04Z
published: 2025-04-10T14:56:04Z
canonical: "support.lusid.com/what-is-a-placement-in-lusid"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# What is a placement in LUSID?

A placement in LUSID represents part, or all, of an [order block](/v1/docs/what-is-order-blocking-in-lusid) that can be sent to the market, or placed, for execution.

You can create a placement once you have created and blocked an [order](/v1/docs/what-is-an-order-in-lusid) that passes pre-trade [compliance](/v1/docs/what-is-compliance-in-lusid). You can place all of an order block at once, or create multiple smaller placements.

You can create placements in a way that suits you, whether that's staging the placement in an EMS, or sending a placement directly to a broker. [See our supported EMS and broker integrations.](/v1/docs/which-instruments-can-i-order-using-lusid)

![](https://cdn.document360.io/d575ad81-c0ed-4980-bbd1-d59ac5c3de82/Images/Documentation/image(709).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-04T01%3A47%3A17Z&se=2026-11-04T02%3A47%3A17Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=eozj4w65QUSYYuj2MBtX5gIXa%2BgpSYJkvC5RQCoSjHE%3D)

For example, as a Trader, you have a block of 250 shares that you’re ready to place in the market. There are several ways you can place a blocked order using LUSID:

- Via an Execution Management System (EMS), ready for you to select one or more brokers of your choice.
- Directly with a broker.
- Create and place an order externally and receive execution information in LUSID via drop copy.
- Manually, for example if you place your blocked order over the phone with a broker and record it in LUSID for auditing or compliance purposes.

[Read more on each of the placement methods above.](/v1/docs/understanding-how-lusids-order-management-system-works)

You can also control how long a placement should remain effective for, whether that's until market close, until a certain date, or only for immediate execution.

[See how to create a placement.](/v1/docs/how-do-i-create-a-placement)